John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
John 8:29 in other translations
| BSB | He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” |
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| WEB | He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.” |
| ASV | And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. |
| YLT | and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.' |
| DARBY | And he that has sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I do always the things that are pleasing to him. |
| BBE | He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him. |
| Webster | And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. |
What does John 8:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 8:28-30
28-30. When ye have lifted up the Son of man--The plainest intimation He had yet given in public of the manner and the authors of His death. then shall ye know that I am he, &c.--that is, find out, or have sufficient evidence, how true was all He said, though they would be far from owning it.
Barnes' Notes
Hath not left me alone. Though men had forsaken and rejected him, yet God attended him.
Those things that please him. See Mt 3:17: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased," Php 2:8, Isa 53:10-12, 2Pet 1:17, Lk 3:22, Mt 17:5. His undertaking the work of redemption was pleasing to God, and he had the consciousness that in executing it he did those things which God approved. It is a small matter to have men opposed to us, if we have a conscience void of offence, and evidence that we please God. Comp. Heb 11:5 "Enoch --before his translation had this testimony that he pleased God." See also 1Cor 4:3.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 8:21-29
Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly and Divine nature, so that his doctrine, kingdom, and blessings, would not suit their taste. But the curse of the law is done away to all that submit to the grace of the gospel. Nothing but the doctrine of Christ's grace will be an argument powerful enough, and none but…
John 8:29 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 8:29
- John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- John 16:32
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
- John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
- John 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
- Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- John 8:16
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
- John 14:10-11
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
- 2 Timothy 4:17
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Isaiah 42:6
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
- John 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
- Isaiah 49:4-8
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. …
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Context
- John 8:28
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
- John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
- John 8:30
As he spake these words, many believed on him.
John 8:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque el que me envió, conmigo está; no me ha dejado solo el Padre; porque yo, lo que á él agrada, hago siempre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et celui qui m’a envoyé est avec moi; il ne m’a pas laissé seul, parce que moi, je fais toujours les choses qui lui plaisent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der mich gesandt hat, ist mit mir; er hat mich nicht allein gelassen, weil ich allezeit das ihm Wohlgefällige tue. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et qui me misit, mecum est, et non reliquit me solum: quia ego quæ placita sunt ei, facio semper. |